Fernando Torres, who enjoyed a stunning start to his Reds career, took 52 games to record 40 efforts, while club legend Robbie Fowler required 77.

Michael Owen needed the same number of appearances, while Luis Suarez required one more.

Salah now sits above a distinguished collection of strikers, with former Reds star Luis Garcia telling Premier League Productions of his achievements: "All big names that have passed through the Liverpool squad.

"All of them are top scorers and we don't have to forget that Mo Salah is not a centre-forward. All of these are centre-forwards and used to playing in that position."

Only two players in Premier League history have hit 40 goals in fewer games than Salah, with Alan Shearer and Andy Cole requiring just 45 apiece.

Liverpool will be hoping that their leading marksman gets somewhere close to emulating the efforts of two prolific frontmen.

His efforts to date have helped them to go unbeaten through 16 Premier League games this season, with a 42-point haul representing a club high for this stage of any given campaign.